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Naming and blaming: civic shame and slum journalism in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Manchester and Birmingham (2022)
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O'Reilly, C. (2023). Naming and blaming: civic shame and slum journalism in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Manchester and Birmingham. Journal of Urban History, https://doi.org/10.1177/00961442221127055

This study analyses slum journalism in the British provincial press and reveals that it continued to be a major theme until well into the twentieth century. Instead of the rather moralising reporting of the earlier nineteenth century, this journalism... Read More about Naming and blaming: civic shame and slum journalism in late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Manchester and Birmingham.

SMEs’ innovativeness and technology adoption as downsizing strategies during COVID-19: the moderating role of financial sustainability in the tourism industry using structural equation modelling (2022)
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Shwedeh, F., Aburayya, A., Alfaisal, R., Adelaja, A. A., Ogbolu, G., Aldhuhoori, A., & Salloum, S. (2022). SMEs’ innovativeness and technology adoption as downsizing strategies during COVID-19: the moderating role of financial sustainability in the tourism industry using structural equation modelling. Sustainability, 14(23), 16044. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142316044

This study aims to identify why firms, specifically SMEs in the hospitality and tourism industry, downsized during the recent global economic distress caused by COVID-19. This study applied a quantitative methodology by distributing online questionna... Read More about SMEs’ innovativeness and technology adoption as downsizing strategies during COVID-19: the moderating role of financial sustainability in the tourism industry using structural equation modelling.

Comparative heat transfer analysis of electroconductive Fe3O4–MWCNT– water and Fe3O4–MWCNT– kerosene hybrid nanofluids in a square porous cavity using the non-Fourier heat flux model (2022)
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Thirumalaisamy, K., Sivaraj, R., Prasad, V., Beg, O., Leung, H., Kamalov, F., & Panneer, S. (2022). Comparative heat transfer analysis of electroconductive Fe3O4–MWCNT– water and Fe3O4–MWCNT– kerosene hybrid nanofluids in a square porous cavity using the non-Fourier heat flux model. Physics of Fluids, 34(12), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0127463

The analysis of heat transmission and fluid flow characteristics within the cavity is useful to improve the features of several applications including energy storage devices and hybrid fuel cells. With this motivation, the present model investigates... Read More about Comparative heat transfer analysis of electroconductive Fe3O4–MWCNT– water and Fe3O4–MWCNT– kerosene hybrid nanofluids in a square porous cavity using the non-Fourier heat flux model.

Identification of natural products and FDA-approved drugs for targeting cancer stem cell (CSC) propagation (2022)
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Bonuccelli, G., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2022). Identification of natural products and FDA-approved drugs for targeting cancer stem cell (CSC) propagation. Aging, 14(23), 9466-9483. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.204412

Here, we report the identification of key compounds that effectively inhibit the anchorage-independent growth and propagation of cancer stem cells (CSCs), as determined via screening using MCF7 cells, a human breast adenocarcinoma cell line. More spe... Read More about Identification of natural products and FDA-approved drugs for targeting cancer stem cell (CSC) propagation.

Muscle architectural and force-velocity curve adaptations following 10 weeks of training with weightlifting catching and pulling derivatives (2022)
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Suchomel, T., McKeever, S., Nolen, J., & Comfort, P. (2022). Muscle architectural and force-velocity curve adaptations following 10 weeks of training with weightlifting catching and pulling derivatives. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 21(4), 504-516. https://doi.org/10.52082/jssm.2022.504

The aims of this study were to examine the muscle architectural, rapid force production, and force-velocity curve adaptations following 10 weeks of resistance training with either submaximal weightlifting catching (CATCH) or pulling (PULL) derivative... Read More about Muscle architectural and force-velocity curve adaptations following 10 weeks of training with weightlifting catching and pulling derivatives.

Effect of vehicular stream characteristics on traffic noise (2022)
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Abed, A., Albayati, A., & Wang, Y. (2022). Effect of vehicular stream characteristics on traffic noise. Civil engineering journal (Tehran. Online), 8(12), 3883-3901. https://doi.org/10.28991/CEJ-2022-08-12-016

Human health can be negatively impacted by exposure to loud noise, which can harm the auditory system. Traffic noise is the leading cause of noise pollution. This paper studies the problem of noise pollution on the roads in Baghdad, Iraq. Due to the... Read More about Effect of vehicular stream characteristics on traffic noise.

Comparison of Spine–Pelvis Kinematics Variability during Sit-to-Stand and Stand-to-Sit in People with & without Chronic Low Back Pain: A Vector Coding and Statistical Parametric Mapping Approach (2022)
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Jangjoo, N., Alijanpour, E., khodabakhsh, S., Sadredin Shojaedin, S., & Naemi, R. (2022). Comparison of Spine–Pelvis Kinematics Variability during Sit-to-Stand and Stand-to-Sit in People with & without Chronic Low Back Pain: A Vector Coding and Statistical Parametric Mapping Approach. Applied Sciences, 12(22), https://doi.org/10.3390/app122211796

There is evidence in the literature to suggest that low back pain may change spine–pelvis coordination during activities of daily living. This study aimed to compare the variability of the spine–pelvis coordination during sit-to-stand in people with... Read More about Comparison of Spine–Pelvis Kinematics Variability during Sit-to-Stand and Stand-to-Sit in People with & without Chronic Low Back Pain: A Vector Coding and Statistical Parametric Mapping Approach.

Homelessness, hospital discharge and challenges in the context of limited resources: A qualitative study of stakeholders' views on how to improve practice in a deprived setting (2022)
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McCormack, F., Parry, S., Gidlow, C., Meakin, A., & Cornes, M. (2022). Homelessness, hospital discharge and challenges in the context of limited resources: A qualitative study of stakeholders' views on how to improve practice in a deprived setting. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13887

Hospital discharge for people experiencing homelessness is a perennial challenge. The Homeless Reduction Act 2017 (HRA) places new responsibilities on hospitals, but it remains unknown whether this has affected discharge practices. This qualitative s... Read More about Homelessness, hospital discharge and challenges in the context of limited resources: A qualitative study of stakeholders' views on how to improve practice in a deprived setting.

As transgender employees become more common, here's how workplaces can welcome diversity (2022)
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Lord, J., & Baset, S. (2022). As transgender employees become more common, here's how workplaces can welcome diversity

The process for applying for a gender recognition certificate in the UK has become easier and cheaper due to government changes in recent years. There has been a slow increase in the the number of people applying as a result.

The Effect of Rest Redistribution on Kinetic and Kinematic Variables During the Countermovement Shrug. (2022)
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Meechan, D., McMahon, J. J., Suchomel, T. J., & Comfort, P. (in press). The Effect of Rest Redistribution on Kinetic and Kinematic Variables During the Countermovement Shrug. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 37(7), 1358-1366. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004238

This study compared the effects of rest redistribution (RR) on kinetic and kinematic variables during the countermovement shrug (CMS). Twenty-one male subjects (age 27.2 ± 3.3. years, height 1.78 ± 0.07 m, body mass 77.2 ±10.6 kg, relative one repeti... Read More about The Effect of Rest Redistribution on Kinetic and Kinematic Variables During the Countermovement Shrug..

Snapping shrimp and their crustaceous cacophony (2022)
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Jones, C., Benvenuto, C., & Kendrick, P. (2022). Snapping shrimp and their crustaceous cacophony. Frontiers for Young Minds, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2022.856579

We humans are a noisy bunch. Our sounds fill the land and air around us, and even the oceans and seas. But we are not the only ones filling the sea with sound. Tiny snapping shrimp, also known as pistol shrimp, are some of the loudest an... Read More about Snapping shrimp and their crustaceous cacophony.

PAG3 promotes the differentiation of bloodstream forms in Trypanosoma brucei and reveals the evolutionary relationship among the Trypanozoon trypanosomes (2022)
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Introduction: Trypanosoma brucei, T. evansi and T. equiperdum are members of the subgenus Trypanozoon and are highly similar morphologically and genetically. The main differences between these three species are their differentiation patterns in the h... Read More about PAG3 promotes the differentiation of bloodstream forms in Trypanosoma brucei and reveals the evolutionary relationship among the Trypanozoon trypanosomes.

Enhanced stability of sub-nanometric iridium decorated graphitic carbon nitride for H 2 production upon hydrous hydrazine decomposition (2022)
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Stabilizing metal nanoparticles is vital for large scale implementations of supported metal catalysts, particularly for a sustainable transition to clean energy, e.g., H2 production. In this work, iridium sub-nanometric particles were deposited on co... Read More about Enhanced stability of sub-nanometric iridium decorated graphitic carbon nitride for H 2 production upon hydrous hydrazine decomposition.

‘A priori’ external contextual factors and relationships with process indicators: a mixed methods study of the pre-implementation phase of ‘Communities in Charge of Alcohol’ (2022)
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Background
It is widely recognised that complex public health interventions roll out in distinct phases, within which external contextual factors influence implementation. Less is known about relationships with external contextual factors identified... Read More about ‘A priori’ external contextual factors and relationships with process indicators: a mixed methods study of the pre-implementation phase of ‘Communities in Charge of Alcohol’.

Periprosthetic femoral fractures around the original cemented polished triple-tapered C-stem femoral implant: a consecutive series of 500 primary total hip arthroplasties with an average follow-up of 15 years (2022)
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Baryeh, K., Wang, C., & Sochart, D. (2022). Periprosthetic femoral fractures around the original cemented polished triple-tapered C-stem femoral implant: a consecutive series of 500 primary total hip arthroplasties with an average follow-up of 15 years. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-022-04712-x

IntroductionThe true incidence of periprosthetic femoral fracture (PFF) around cemented polished taper-slip implants remains largely unknown. Registries usually only capture PFFs that result in revision, missing those managed non-operatively or treat... Read More about Periprosthetic femoral fractures around the original cemented polished triple-tapered C-stem femoral implant: a consecutive series of 500 primary total hip arthroplasties with an average follow-up of 15 years.

Optimal coordination of TCSC and PSS2B controllers in electric power systems using MOPSO multiobjective algorithm (2022)
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Kamarposhti, M., Shokouhandeh, H., Omali, Y., Colak, I., Thounthong, P., & Holderbaum, W. (2022). Optimal coordination of TCSC and PSS2B controllers in electric power systems using MOPSO multiobjective algorithm. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 2022, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5233620

Oscillations are an intrinsic phenomenon in interconnected power systems, leading to steady-state stability, safety decline, transmission power limitation, and electric power systems’ ineffective exploitation by developing power systems, particularly... Read More about Optimal coordination of TCSC and PSS2B controllers in electric power systems using MOPSO multiobjective algorithm.

A scoping review of clinical practices and adherence to UK national guidance related to the placement and position confirmation of adult nasogastric feeding tubes (2022)
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Hamdaoui, D., Ashworth, J., & Thompson, J. (2022). A scoping review of clinical practices and adherence to UK national guidance related to the placement and position confirmation of adult nasogastric feeding tubes. Radiography, 29(1), 178-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2022.10.032

The administration of nutrition or medication into the lungs or pleura via a misplaced nasogastric feeding tube is considered a never event. Despite guidance from the National Patient Safety Agency and NHS Improvement this never event is regularly re... Read More about A scoping review of clinical practices and adherence to UK national guidance related to the placement and position confirmation of adult nasogastric feeding tubes.